What's New on My Bookshelf?

Create Your Own Library

2012-01-27T14:42:00.001-11:00

I developed my love for books years ago when I began teaching. Since that time I have collected hundreds of books. Through the years as I have collected books I have accumulated my own library consisting of 12 bookcases located in different areas of the house. A personal library is an excellent place to find rest, meditate, to rejuvenate mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Some of

Be Victorious

2012-01-08T17:11:00.003-11:00

The book of Revelation (last book in the Bible) has always been a book, subject, that many avoid discussing because of the content of the book. Many people, including myself read the Left Behind series, and I must admit found myself curiously seeking to learn more about Revelation. Recently, I had been reading through the Bible and obviously came to Revelation began looking for commentaries to

Why Men Hate Going to Church

2011-12-08T07:33:00.001-11:00

Much of my reading has been spent on church growth, not just numerical but spiritual. Being a woman, I have often wondered why men, that claim to be Christian, would not pray aloud, take leadership roles, teach mixed classes in the church, or even be remotely interested in anything going on with the church. And... because I am a woman, I could not see through my eyes to reason or begin

A Year with Jesus

2011-12-08T07:15:00.001-11:00

WWJD, What Would Jesus Do? Before we can answer the question we have to know Jesus. The sad reality is that many people wear these bracelets and t-shirts, post stickers on their cars, and yet have no clue as to how Jesus would answer. We base what we know about Jesus on what we have heard and not on what we know. To know Jesus we must spend time with him. R. P. Nettelhorst suggest, A Year

unChristian

2010-05-01T16:20:00.000-11:00

How many professing Christians do you know? How many of them really live their lives any different than non-Christians when it comes to their personal lives? Do they live their lives in such a way that they would cause you to stop and take notice of Jesus? Over the past years I have been studying Christianity. Individuals attend church as children, are made to come to church as adolescents,

Bless this House

2010-03-29T02:20:00.000-11:00

Some people just pick up a cookbook to grab a new recipe. Not Alyson, and me. We love reading cookbooks. Could spend hours in the book stores flipping through and reading cookbooks. I just finished reading Bless This House. The book is divided into seasons. Each season has well thought out and balanced meals. Each meal begins with a story with with threads of custom, tradition, religion, and

Kaleidoscope

2010-03-09T11:20:00.002-11:00

I met Patsy Clairmont at a Women of Faith conference. She is dynamite. Amaging what can come out of such a "little woman." I can say the same thing for this little book. Actually, this is not the kind of book I usually pick up. I am not so much into wit and humor, but I love Kaleidoscopes, and we share the same name. But, was I surprised? Just as the pebbles, beads, or glass, breaks the light to

Free Book

2010-02-24T09:08:00.000-11:00

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The Great Eight: How to be Happy

2010-02-20T08:59:00.000-11:00

Buy Read a.widgetLink, a.widgetLink:visited {text-decoration: none;font: 10px/10px arial;color:#ffffff}a.widgetLink:hover {text-decoration: underline;}div.widgetDiv {width: 100%;line-height: 22px;cursor: pointer}div.widgetDiv:hover {text-decoration: underline;cursor: pointer} Does your life radiate joy or happiness? Generally, happiness is on the surface and dependent on one's

Live With Confidence

2010-01-17T11:32:00.001-11:00

How confident are you in your faith? Are you shaken as you live day to day in a world so filled with uncertainty and disappointments? How can we walk as a people with hope when things seem so hopeless? I found renewed energy as I allowed Dr. David Jeremiah to walk with me through, Living with Confidence in a Chaotic World. He challenges the reader to being centered in Christ. Thus, we are able to

Live Without Fear

2010-01-17T11:08:00.000-11:00

What do you FEAR most? Have you identified your FEAR? Can you imagine living just a short time without that FEAR? What would that freedom feel like? I just finished another of Thomas Nelson's books, FEARLESS, by Max Lucado. Fear to me, if unidentified, is like a thief that robs us of all the opportunities of living the victorious life that Christ would desire for us. We all have, or have had